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RESEARCH · PROGRAM DESIGN · FACILITATION
Cultivating creative capacity for life, work, and community.
I translate arts and wellbeing research into practical programs, strategies, and approaches that help creativity become part of how people and organizations thrive.
HUMAN-CENTERED CHANGE THROUGH CREATIVITY
Culture shapes capacity.
Let’s build creative cultures
where people thrive.
I help people and organizations restore
what makes them thrive: creativity, connection, and meaning.
Creativity is a lifeline, not a luxury.
Free 3-minute diagnostic
Is Your Culture Draining your team?
Before you can rebuild capacity, you need to know where it’s leaking.
In this quick, research-informed snapshot, you’ll see how well your organization supports the conditions that keep people clear, connected, and grounded in purpose. In just a few minutes, you’ll see:
Where you're losing creative, emotional, and relational capacity
Whether you're operating in Survival, Maintenance, or Growth mode
How your current patterns may be fueling burnout or fragmentation
One practical next step to rebuild capacity without adding more work
Instant results on-screen
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JANE AWESOME, ACME CO.
Here’s how I help your organization build creative literacy:
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Reframe:
See Creativity as a core capacity
Creativity isn’t about talent or art. It’s about how humans learn, adapt, and lead.
Your team will see how creative literacy fuels reflection, resilience, and growth—essential capacities for sustainable teaching, care, and leadership.
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Relearn:
Build Creative Confidence
Hands-on workshops allow participants toexperience creative literacy directly.
We blend research with reflection to help people regulate, collaborate, and reconnect to meaning. No glitter, no gimmicks, just evidence-informed learning that restores energy and clarity.
3
Rebuild:
integrating creative literacy
Embedding creative literacy into systems and practices so creativity becomes part of how people think, relate, and solve problems every day. The result? Lower burnout, stronger connection, and a culture that sustains both people and purpose.
Creativity is part of being human.
Yet we often treat it as specialized, optional, or reserved for people who identify as artists. My work explores what becomes possible when creative engagement is taken seriously as part of wellbeing, learning, connection, resilience, and everyday life.
What I Do
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Research & Synthesis
I research how creative programs support wellbeing, connection, and engagement, and how organizations can apply that knowledge in real-world settings.
2
Program Design & Translation
I translate research and lived practice into practical programs, strategies, and resources for real-world settings.
3
Facilitation & Capacity Building
I help organizations and groups create conditions that support meaningful creative engagement, reflection, connection, and change
special project
In Dialogue
with America
As the United States turns 250 in 2026, this public humanities project invites anyone interested in understanding our past and shaping our future to explore the stories, symbols, and myths that have shaped our shared imagination.
Through reading circles, dialogue, and creative response, we’ll re-examine the American story with honesty, empathy, and imagination.
About Michelle Rene Hill
M.A. Arts in Medicine candidate, University of Florida
Business Owner & Consultant
Vice Chair, Athentikos
Researcher & Facilitator
Community-based programming and applied arts in health work
Speaking
Research-informed talks on creative capacity, arts and wellbeing, community practice, and the role of creativity in helping people and organizations adapt, connect, and thrive.
Interested in
research collaboration, program development, facilitation, or speaking?
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JANE AWESOME, ACME CO.
Creativity isn’t a luxury,
it’s a lifeline.
Creativity isn’t self-indulgence, it’s how we stay human.
It restores connection where culture has created distance, meaning where systems have reduced us to output, and hope where urgency has taken root.
When we create, we remember who we are — and what we’re capable of becoming.
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